Kai Kupferschmidt

Kai Kupferschmidt is a science journalist based in Berlin. He is a contributing correspondent at Science Magazine and co-hosts the podcast "Pandemia". He has written two books, one on infectious diseases and one on the science of the color blue. Kai has received numerous awards for his work. In 2023/24 he spent a year at MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow focusing on misinformation and disinformation. In 2025 he was the 9th Nature Marsilius visiting professor for science communication.